Ximena was called to the Bar in 2004, successfully completed a pupillage in a prestigious public law set of Chambers and started practising tax in 2007.

Ximena accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers expertise from Solicitors, Accountants, Tax Advisers and other professionals under Licensed Access.

Ximena is qualified to take direct instructions from members of the public and intermediaries under the Public Access Scheme in appropriate cases.

Practice Profile

Tax and Revenue Law

Since joining Chambers, Ximena has taken a keen interest in all aspects of tax law with a focus on litigation and dispute resolution. Ximena has represented taxpayers in direct and indirect tax appeals in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal as well as Judicial Review proceedings and appeals to the Higher Courts. Ximena was also appointed and appeared as a First-tier Tribunal Advocate (Amicus Curiae) in a test case about the nature and effect of a P800 form and the Tribunal's jurisdiction to hear public law arguments.

Ximena has been instructed several times by the Chartered Institute of Taxation, the Association of Taxation Technicians and the joint professional bodies' working party to advise on the draft guidance on "Professional Conduct in relation to Taxation" and the "Professional Rules and Practice Guidelines". In addition to insight on professional conduct matters, Ximena also has expertise on all areas of professional negligence with emphasis on limitation, date of knowledge, causation and mitigation issues.PublicationsXimena is joint editor of the leading textbook Tiley & Collison's UK Tax Guide, a technical editor of CCH's Red and Green Books, the author of two editions of Main Residence Relief (Claritax) and an author in Taxation, Tax Adviser and Personal Tax Planning Review journals.

The third edition of Main Residence Relief is now available from Claritax Books

Ximena won the Rising Star category in the 2014 Lexis Nexis Taxation Awards.

Qualifications and memberships· BSc (Town and Country Planning) - University College London - 2003· Post Graduate Diploma in Law - The College of Law, London - 2003· Bar Vocational Course - The College of Law, London - 2004· Call to the Bar - Middle Temple - 2004· Registered member of Advocate (Bar Pro Bono Unit)· Member of the Administrative Law Bar Association· Member of the Revenue Bar Association

What clients say about Ximena:"We are very happy with Ximena's high standard of work""I could not have done it [the case] without her""She is very helpful and accommodating""She works incredibly hard""I am pleased to see someone doing so well at the junior Bar. Cross-examination was effective and on point" - Judicial comment